ipcget_public (9) - Linux Manuals

ipcget_public: get an ipc object or create a new one

Command to display ipcget_public manual in Linux: $ man 9 ipcget_public

NAME

ipcget_public - get an ipc object or create a new one

SYNOPSIS

int ipcget_public(struct ipc_namespace * ns, struct ipc_ids * ids, const struct ipc_ops * ops, struct ipc_params * params);

ARGUMENTS

: ipc namespace

ids

: ipc identifier set

ops

: the actual creation routine to call

params

: its parameters

DESCRIPTION

This routine is called by sys_msgget, sys_semget and sys_shmget when the key is not IPC_PRIVATE. It adds a new entry if the key is not found and does some permission / security checkings if the key is found.

On success, the ipc id is returned.